SLIGHT EXTENSION ON EARLY RATE/ Retrouvaille/ Teens / Weddings Exhibit - 5/14/10

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- SLIGHT EXTENSION ON EARLY-BIRD RATE
- RETROUVAILLE?
- BRINGING TEENS?
- HERE COMES THE BRIDE WEDDINGS IN AMERICA EXHIBIT
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- SLIGHT EXTENSION ON EARLY-BIRD RATE

I just found out that the way the online form is programmed, that the
early-rate is good until midnight Sunday May 16.  It will automatically roll
over at midnight.  Save $50 per person if you register by end of the
weekend.  Register here:
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- RETROUVAILLE?

I had a caller asking about the Retrouvaille workshop. Retrouvaille is not
presenting a workshop this year, but they are presenting a morning Saturday
Roundtable and they are exhibiting.  You can get all your questions answered
about how to set up a Retrouvaille chapter in your region and how to refer
couples to this extraordinary program that is so successful in saving
couples on the brink.

For a list of other Networking events ­ Roundatables, Gatherings, Teach-Ins
see here: http://www.smartmarriages.com/roundtables.html

Several have been added since the last time you checked. - diane
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- BRINGING TEENS?

If you are bringing teenagers who would like to make money at the conference
either babysitting or staffing exhibits, please send me their contact info.
diane at smartmarriages.com

And, be sure they aren't working on Sat at 5:15pm so they can attend the
special 16 and Pregnant Teach-In.

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- HERE COMES THE BRIDE WEDDINGS IN AMERICA EXHIBIT

A Look Back at Marriage In America posted by Michele Olson
On the thinkmarriage.org blog/May 12, 2010
 
Been to a museum lately? Here at the thinkmarriage.org  headquarters in
Green Bay, WI we have access to a great museum called the Neville Public
Museum. A recent visiting exhibit caught our eyes; it¹s called Here Comes
the Bride: Weddings in America. It¹s a traveling exhibit from the Rogers
Historical Museum in Rogers Arkansas.

The exhibit explore such themes as: courtships and engagements; weddings in
early America; 19th- and 20th-century wedding attire; decorations and gifts;
the ceremony; the honeymoon; royal weddings; ethnic customs; and modern
changes in weddings.

It seems to be a reasonably priced exhibit to bring to your town, and may be
something you can work with your city to exhibit while giving you the
opportunity to talk about Marriage Education then and nowŠand how marriage
is changing through the years.

While love is eternal, marriage through the ages is continually changing. Is
it changing for the better or do you long for the good old days?

It¹s probably all in your perspective. One positive thing is the idea of
marriage education. Most of us were brought up just hoping our relationships
worked out, that we picked OK people, and that happily ever after would be
our destiny.

Today we know that through marriage education and learning healthy
relationship skills ­ like how to really communicate and solve conflicts, we
have a much greater chance of having a mutually satisfying relationship.

While we cherish all the traditions of marriage, we can also feel good about
the future of marriage if people are willing to prepare for their marriage
by doing things like taking a pre marital check up.

Be sure and check out Here Comes the Bride; Weddings in America if it comes
to your townŠor consider hosting it as a way to bring some attention to your
marriage message of today.

It¹s the perfect blend of something old and something new.


See here for info on booking the Weddings exhibit:
<http://www.rogersarkansas.com/museum/HereComes.asp>
 
It's $500 to bring the show to your town for six weeks.

Exhibition Specifications
12 wall-hung, 30 x 40 inch panels, with Plexiglas covers and metal frames
and labels, photos, and artifacts in shadow boxes; hands-on activities; and
slide show with audio tape
60 running feet 
Moderate security 
Shipping requirements: common carrier; each exhibitor pays shipping to the
next booking site 
Weight: three crates, total weight to be determined (approximately 750
pounds) 
Six-week booking periods (some double bookings available upon request)
25 posters for each six-week booking
200 brochures for each six-week booking
Participation fee for each booking period: $500

Suggestions for Funding "Here Comes the Bride"
Short on funds? Contact your state humanities council about the possibility
of grant support. Perhaps a local business, industry, or civic group will
sponsor the exhibit.  Be sure to approach local bridal shops, tuxedo rental
stores, wedding chapels, and wedding consultants about sponsorships.